Hell on Steam returns

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Final Doom and the original release of Doom 3 were previously removed for purchase on the Steam store following the release of Doom 3: BFG Edition, but have returned at half the price they were previously. No word yet on Master Levels, which were previously bundled with Doom II; in addition, the id Software Super Pack remains absent, which contained every id Software game (and Quake 4).

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Well first off, even though you couldn't buy them, people who already owned them could still download them, as is always the case when a game gets removed from Steam. Second, they haven't been changed at all.

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To add to the news bit, Ultimate Doom and Doom II also got the price cut, which is definitely good news. I see the new pricing a much better fit for these games, considering their age and distributed format. However, I do hope the Master Levels situation isn't permanent. Steam was the last retail outlet selling them (excluding the second-hand market), after all.

Perhaps also worth a mention is the removal of three Doom 3 engine games: Enemy Territory: Quake Wars, Prey and the 2009 Wolfenstein remake. They were removed earlier though, and their removal most probably isn't related to the BFG Edition.

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Janizdreg said:
Perhaps also worth a mention is the removal of three Doom 3 engine games: Enemy Territory: Quake Wars, Prey and the 2009 Wolfenstein remake. They were removed earlier though, and their removal most probably isn't related to the BFG Edition.

WTF? Why? :-(
I mean, I already own the game but... it's a good game, why they did that?
I bet they'll "fix" it like they did with the missing Doom titles. There's somehing weird going on with iD titles on Steam.

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I never liked Wolf3D (even back in the day) and I'm also not a fan of MAP31-32. But there are some pretty cool Wolf3D-themed PWADs that actually take advantage of the improvements that DOOM brought to the table. However, those depend on the IWAD nazi textures and sprites, and they'd probably look lame if you were to play them in this BFG edition.

If they'd censored the original game, it would be different. Those PWADs would have needed to have their own custom textures, etc. It's no different than if they took out all the pentagrams and other "evil" themed resources, because it offends some religious folks.

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They were ALWAYS boring. Simply having SS men instead of zombies does not magically fix the boring and simplistic map design.

The novelty of the Wolfenstein paraphernalia is supposed to offset the simplicity of the map: personally I found it a pretty interesting experience when I originally played Doom II. If the first time I'd played Doom II was via the BFG edition, I'd be extremely disappointed.

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One thing that always bothered me with the Wolf levels in Doom is that they are based on 128x128 rather than 64x64. I think it would have been more fun for them to be more like the originals in that respect. Mind you, they couldn't have used a cyberdemon in a 64 tall room.